Author Archives: KellyHeck

Carroll County Times‘s CARROLL’S BEST 2017 winners are announced, and I’m beyond grateful to announce that Kelly Heck Photography was voted in as an Honorable Mention next to two fantastic fellow photographers, Karen Rainier Photography and Fine Portraiture by Michele. I’m also pumped … Continued

I just finished The Happiness Project (Revised Edition): Or, Why I Spent a Year Trying to Sing in the Morning, Clean My Closets, Fight Right, Read Aristotle, and Generally Have More Fun by Gretchen Rubin, per my sister’s recommendation. I love that … Continued

From time to time, it’s important to review (and improve) your marketing pieces, both print and online. For our marketing to be effective, we need our audience to take action. Therefore, our advertisements need to call upon the viewer to take … Continued

The Traveler’s Gift: Seven Decisions that Determine Personal Success by Andy Andrews (I’ve read some of his other books) was much like the other Andy Andrews books I have read. Centered around a fictional story is a great set of (7) … Continued

I watched an webinar on creating contact forms that will win clients over, led by Feyisola Ogunfemi, and a segment after her talk she mentioned reflection. She talked about using every client interaction as an opportunity to reflect on what … Continued

The Civility Solution: What to Do When People Are Rude by P. M. Forni was an interesting read that was split in half between a regular non-fiction section and half real-life scenarios. What I walked away with was great suggestions on how … Continued

I love helping others achieve business success, especially when I can teach DIY techniques that are FREE, woohoo! I gave a lecture all about Facebook to a networking group, Women In Motion, of Mount Airy, MD. Part of our instruction … Continued

A friend of mine, Todd Burrier, shared the books he read in 2016, and I quickly added many to my amazon wishlist. The Greatest Salesman in the World by Og Mandino was my first choice, as Todd has read this several … Continued

Earlier this week, one of my friends called to pick my brain. She is a part of an artistic group called the Carroll County Artists’ Studio Tour (please click to go learn more about them – what an awesomely talented local … Continued

Sane New World – A User’s Guide to the Normal – Crazy Mind by Ruby Wax was not what I was expecting at all! Ruby is hilarious, which made this a very easy read. Ruby shared many insights about clinical … Continued